Córdoba Biotech Conference: potential of the province for bioprojects

Córdoba Biotech Conference: potential of the province for bioprojects

November 30, 2023. Córdoba

The next November 30, the Assembly Hall of the Rectorate of the University of Córdoba will host the Conference “CÓRDOBA BIOTECH: potential of the province for bioprojects”

The Conference will present the possibilities of Córdoba as an area of bioentrepreneurship and bioprojects, supported by the capabilities offered by the Bioincubator Córdoba Biotech and the University of Córdoba as drivers of the knowledge economy in the province.

The meeting will bring together the main agents of the sector; entrepreneurs, businessmen, investors and researchers in the field of biotechnology.

The event will feature presentations of success stories of technology-based companies that emerged from the University, as well as driving companies and entrepreneurship projects of biotech startups/offers in different thematic blocks throughout the day: agri-food, biomedical and environmental biotechnology.

In addition, the tools for materializing projects and collaborations will be discussed; public financing of national and regional R&D, investment funds specialized in biotechnology, as well as the management and coordination of R&D projects.

The day will also allow participating professionals to maintain bilateral meetings between bidders and demanders of biotechnology, in previously scheduled meetings that will take place throughout the day in the spaces of networking enabled. The event has more than 200 registered professionals from 126 entities in the sector.

Below you can consult the list of entities registered for the Conference. If you are interested in holding bilateral meetings with any of them, please send an email to the address dlapuente@invegen.org indicating which ones they are. (This list will be updated weekly until the event takes place).

Program

• 10:00 a.m. Welcome and introduction
  • University of Cordoba. Manuel Torralbo Rodríguez. Rector 
  • FIBICO-IMIBIC. Álvaro Granados del Río. Manager
  • INCYDE Foundation. José Mª Párraga Ruiz. Deputy Director General
  • IMDEEC-Municipal Institute of Economic Development and Employment of Córdoba. Blanca Torrent Cruz. Chairwoman

• 10:15 a.m. The University of Córdoba, engine of the knowledge economy in the province. Video presentation of the Córdoba Biotech Bioincubator
  • Lourdes Arce Jiménez. Vice-rector of innovation and transfer. UCO

• 10:35 a.m. The potential of Córdoba knowledge for bioentrepreneurship. Technology-based companies owned by the UCO.
  • POMOLOGÍA SL Luis Rallo Romero. Founding Partner
  • MEDITERRÁNEA VEGETAL INNOVATION SL Juan Gil Ligero. Founding Partner 
  • ANIMAL BREEDING CONSULTING SL Amparo Martínez Martínez. Founding partner
  • COBIOMIC BIOSCIENCE SL Carlos Pérez Sánchez. Founding Partner, Director and CSO

• 11:00 a.m. CDTI INNOVATION: national commitment to regional innovation in biotechnology
  • Carlos Franco Alonso. Technical advisor for the Agri-Food sector. Department of Institutional Promotion and Territorial Cooperation

• 11:15 a.m. MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY Block. Moderator: Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna Gutiérrez. BIOVEGEN
  • MEDINA FOUNDATION. Rosario Fernández Godino. Area Head, Screening and Target Validation Department
  • PHYTOPLANT RESEARCH. Carlos Ferreiro Vera. CEO
  • NAPLATEC. Enrique Niza González. CEO
  • ETHNOPHYTOTECH. Xavier Nadal Roura. Director
  • Questions from attendees

• 12:30 p.m. Coffee networking

• 1:00 p.m. AGRI-FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY Block. Moderator: Arturo Soler López. AGROMARKETING
  • INNOPLANT. Eva Sánchez Rodríguez. Managing director
  • COVAP. José Antonio Rísquez Salas. Innovation Director
  • EUROSEEDS. José María Fontán del Junco. Director of Development
  • CARINSA GROUP. Vanesa Martínez Chamorro. CEO
  • Questions from attendees

• 2:30 p.m. Rest · Cocktail networking for speakers

• 4:00 p.m. ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY Block. Moderator: David Lapuente Pinilla. BIOVEGEN
  • ECONATUR. José Ramón Fernández Navarro. Innovation Director
  • BIOTECH AGROGENIA. Alfredo Vera Arroyo. CEO
  • I-GRAPE LABORATORY. Juan José Verdes Gómez. Manager
  • BALAM. Teresa Carrillo Cobo. R&D Director
  • Questions from attendees

• 5:15 p.m. R&D FINANCING AND MANAGEMENT Block. Moderator: David Lapuente Pinilla. BIOVEGEN
  • Public financing:
    • IDEA Agency. José Antonio Pascual Sánchez. Head of the Innovation Unit
    • COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, WATER AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Juan Ramón Villegas Gómez, Head of the Agriculture, Livestock, Industry and Quality Service of the Territorial Delegation of Córdoba
  • Biotech investment funds
    • INVENTIUM. Alex Marín Villanueva. Partner director
  • Management of agri-food R&D projects
    • HORIZON VECTOR. Antonio Fernández Santa Cruz. CEO
  • Questions from attendees

• 6:15 p.m. Conclusions and closing
  • Lourdes Arce Jiménez. Vice-rector for Innovation and Transfer. University of Cordoba
  • Luis Fernández Formoso. Responsible for Innovation and Transfer. IMIBIC
  • José Carlos Gómez Villamandos. Councilor for University, Research and Innovation. Junta of Andalusia
  • Blanca Torrent Cruz. President IMDEEC – Municipal Institute of Economic Development and Employment of Córdoba